It’d be easy to a fantasy one with my favourite 20 tracks. But I’d like to stick to reality as much as possible, and keep it to tracks that give a good geographical distribution of races, bring money in, attract fans, and open new markets. So, here goes:

9. American GP, Austin (If not finished in time Indianapolis Oval, let’s see whether F1 on a Oval can work)

10. British GP, Silverstone

11. German GP, Norisring (I like short and fast street circuits, although I would like to see F1 race on the Nurburgring 24H but the costs will be too high)

12. Portugese GP, Portimao

13. Dutch GP, Zandvoort (replacing Hungaroring that replaced Zandvoort in 1986. Zandvoort was the first track with camera helicopters. I didn’t like them, right up to the moment I found I could fly directly after the race to (Amsterdam) Schiphol Airport in them!)

14. Belgian (Wallonian?) GP, Spa-Francorhamps, (should always be there, great track. Don’t know whether Belgium still exists when we race there, since they recently broke the world record of making a cabinet (government).)

15. Italian GP, Monza

16. Indian GP, Jaypee

17. Korean GP, Jeonnam

18. Japanese GP, Suzuka (a classic, I have my doubts about Fuji.)

19. Chinese GP, Macau (the most challenging street circuit in the world, dangerous maybe, but Monaco isn’t what you would call safe either.)

Here’s the list that I bring out each time one of these threads arises (Quite often, so often, I have it saved in a notepad file)

I also broke the rules with regards to ‘not-more-than-one-race-per-country’ with the USA, because it’s very big and has a lot of fans. Unlike China, for example, which is very big and has very few fans.

1 – Brazil – São Paulo – Autódromo José Carlos Pace

2 – Americas – The Americas – Various (Rotation)

3 – USA West – California – Laguna Seca

4 – Monaco – Monte Carlo – Circuit de Monaco

5 – Spain – Alcañiz – Motorland Aragon

6 – European – Europe – Various (Rotation)

7 – Canada – Montreal – Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

8 – USA Indy – Indianapolis – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Oval

9 – France – Le Mans – Circuit de La Sarthe (New mid-length version)

10 – Britain – Northamptonshire – Silverstone Circuit

11 – Germany – Nürburg – Nürburgring

12 – Italy – Monza – Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

13 – Belgium – Spa – Circuit de Spa-Francourchamps

14 – Portugal – Portimao – Autódromo Internacional do Algarve

15 – USA East – Florida – Sebring International Raceway

16 – Argentina – San Luis – Potrero de Los Funes

17 – South Africa – Kyalami – Kyalami Circuit

18 – Pacific – Asia/Oceania – Various (Rotation)

19 – Japan – Suzuka – Suzuka Circuit

20 – Australia – Melbourne – Albert Park Circuit

You many have noticed many of the new Middle-Eastern and Asian tracks are missing. There is a good reason for this. Style over substance, and we all know it.

But there we are, Calendar with at least 1 race on all continents, a decent presence in North America (boath coasts, and the oval in the middle), classic European races, and 3 slots left open for various tracks on rotation, such as the Middle Eastern ones.

I think you mean to write, “China does not have many fans yet”. However as USA buys less and less luxury cars and China buys more and more, and manufacturers both need and want to use F1 to promote their brands qualities in China (and the other BRIC countries.)you will see more and more of a following in China and less and less interest in taking F1 to the USA (not that their seems to be much left).

Its also worth noting that F1 has never achieved the commercial success in North America it has often aspired towards. Yes it has many potential fans, but failed to break the strong following of the local racing.

The simple reality is that F1 goes where its sponsors want to sell products, or be wined and dined. Sadly for the US that’s not the Brick yard but the BRIC countries. Its also why the race in Monaco rarely delivers but will never leave the calendar and Singapore night race has been such a commercial success. It is also why you will see more F1 in the emerging resorts of the Middle East and less in America and Europe.

… which would leave us with the actual calendar we have now, which wasn’t really the point of the thread. “If I was Bernie”, not “If Bernie was Bernie”.

And anyway, Formula One should really be about motor racing, not about manufacturers selling their road cars, so it should go where the fans are. China started out with an almost full house in its first year. Now they devote entire grandstands to giant billboards because there’s no-one to fill the seats.